F70v2 and autocitation

[Mark Knowles]

The numeral theory could work in one or two cases, but overall the idea that these represent numerals doesn't seem to hold up.

Both the Greek and the Romans denoted numerals with letters that were also used to write the language.  (And the custom of capitalizing Roman numerals is a modern thing.)

And in fact I think that is what happens in the Voynich, see folio 57v. The third circle from the centre has a four times repeating series of symbols that I think represent numerals and many of these symbols are common characters in Voynichese.

However, I don’t think this is what is happening in the cases that Rafal points to. I think they are simply null words as I have stated.